Supraleeturbo Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) So I stupidly left my car out last night and a bird thought It was ok to drop it's guts over my roof and I think it's burnt though the laqor now iv tried clay bar, compound but no luck . I do have a da machine so I will have ago with that but just wonderd if this has happend to anyone else here and how did they get it sorted cheers Edited July 16, 2014 by Supraleeturbo (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Omg what did it shit pure acid.... I would wash it pull it into the shade and try to polish the roof by hand first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supraleeturbo Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Compound by hand didn't work doubt just polishing it will but thanks for your advise :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I have never seen a bird turd do anything like that, I have had some on my car a few days before and it's fine. If you use a DA then use the weakest pad and polish type you can first. Also, it might be worth pm'ing either Peter Richards or Stonkin as they would give you the best advice IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supraleeturbo Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 I have never seen a bird turd do anything like that, I have had some on my car a few days before and it's fine. If you use a DA then use the weakest pad and polish type you can first. Also, it might be worth pm'ing either Peter Richards or Stonkin as they would give you the best advice IMO. Sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supraleeturbo Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Where's peter when you need him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littler Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Try bug and tar remover (AS tardis is my preference) on the spot first, let it sit and wipe away with a damp cloth. Then use the DA, I've got rid of worse on that car, worse case scenario is you wet sand it and polish it back up. But I highly doubt it will come to that (unless it isn't bird dirt lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippyboyo1 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 T cut and polish the s### out if it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 A pro tip: Try a hot air gun, and very gently warm the area up. Be very careful as it's easy to burn the paint, but if you get it right, watch it disappear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 helllooo im here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 try a polishing pad and some finishing product , see if that gets it off , if not just increase the product cut first , say a medium compound , before breaking out the cutting pad. fingers crossed it comes out ok but don't forget to do the whole roof seal then wax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 wasn't going to say this till later , but as some guys have suggested wet sanding , that's only if the polishing doesn't work , but remember sometimes this shit can go through the laquer and you cant get it even wet sanding which then would result in you going to far and buggering it up completely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 wasn't going to say this till later , but as some guys have suggested wet sanding , that's only if the polishing doesn't work , but remember sometimes this $#@! can go through the laquer and you cant get it even wet sanding which then would result in you going to far and buggering it up completely Wet sanding.............never been so scared of doing anything to my car before or since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 not that bad if you got the right tools , paint thickness guage is essential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supraleeturbo Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks guys will do it tomorrow after work and post up the end results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonc Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 A pro tip: Try a hot air gun, and very gently warm the area up. Be very careful as it's easy to burn the paint, but if you get it right, watch it disappear I had exactly the same on my spoiler in two places and it happened twice!!! first time I got the polisher out with some G10 and polished it out the second time I did the above which worked wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuneR Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 This was only on the car overnight, i've seen this on cars i've had after they've been left days/weeks. What do the birds near you be eating?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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